Oh, CAN BE... of course, No offense intended... just throwing around my
opinion, which is worth every penny I charge for it. :-)

BTW - carrying a spare alternator just guarantees that your alternator will
*not* fail while you are on the road, it'll be something else.

Murphy will not be thwarted!!!

Happy (nearly) Friday.

At 03:07 PM 5/26/2005 -0700, mark drillock wrote:
>Good grief, that's why I said CAN BE!  If you know you will use them,
>bring them. Many people bring them and wish they hadn't. With 2 or more
>people traveling, which is what I wrote about, there is less room for
>things that size and the gear that goes along with them. Weight is not the
>issue. Security concerns and avoiding damage to the bikes or Vanagon are
>larger issues. I carry a spare alternator in any case so an hour or so and
>I would be back on the road, no need to pedal.
>
>Mark
>
>Tim Demarest wrote:
>
>>
>>I respectfully disagree... reliable secondary transportation can be vital
>>on a long trip. I bicycled many a mile through Buffalo, Wyoming while my
>>van was laid up with a dead alternator. It's a small town, but the two
>>auto parts stores are on opposite ends.
>>
>>The key (for me) was to get a fold-down hitch-mounted rack, so the bike
>>can be easily folded down out of the way when I want to open the rear
>>hatch. The rack I have lets me do this while the bike is still locked
>>onto the rack.
>>
>>Sure, I probably reduced my gas mileage a bit, but it was nice to be able
>>to pedal around a town or campground while the westie was parked. I
>>didn't use it every day (by any means), but the
>>times I used it made it worth the weight to bring along.
>>
>>My $.02 (US)
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>At 09:09 AM 5/26/2005 -0700, mark drillock wrote:
>>
>>>Bikes can be one of the worst
>>>things to bring along. If you are not a hardcore and disciplined rider
>>>don't bring them traveling.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>